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Mountainview Nursing Home 340 Cedar Springs Road Spartanburg, SC 29302 Table Of Contents |
Wilson K. Dillard Administrator March, 2003 |
It is such a pleasure to be putting together the March edition of the Mountain Breeze primarily because we are one month closer to warm weather! I don’t know whether it is just me or if you feel the same way that this has been a long and difficult winter. Not only due to the episodes of ice, sleet and snow, but the number of friends and family who have been ill. We all long to feel the warmth of the sun.
We continue our discussion of the principles of the Eden Alternative. This month we focus on the importance of companionship as the answer to the pain of loneliness. With the addition of the animals,
children, and the overwhelming increase in visitors we are successfully recognizing and meeting the intent of this principle. However, I sense a better outcome. From the roots of companionship have grown friendships and relationships, some quite close and meaningful. Not only has this occurred between residents and their new friends that they have met since coming to live with us, but we have friendships and relationships that grow between staff and their families. The Eden environment encourages, fosters and supports these friendships. Moreover, personalities are revealed in friendships and from personality, traits, gifts, talents and skills are discovered and it is from using these gifts, talents and skills from our entire family that we are improving the living and working environment at Mountainview. Thanks for all your help.
Many fun things are scheduled for this month highlighted by our Family Night on March 27th. Please visit with us often.
Wilson K. Dillard, Administrator
EXIT OR ENTRANCE
06 Iris Foster
16 Alice Williams
16 Anna Tracy
19 Janet Jeter
20 Lisa Graham
21 Beatrice Broadus
22 Nancy Quinn
24 Gardner Rogers
27 Priscilla Allison
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The staff and residents of Eastside Village would like to welcome back Mrs. Audrey Lee, Mrs. Grace Blanton and Ms. Minnie Isler. Mrs. Lee is our third shift LPN. Mrs. Blanton and Ms. Isler are two of our residents and they both have been in the hospital. It is good to have them back. The staff and residents of Eastside mourn the loss of Mrs. Betty Mannigault and Mrs. Gail Gosnell. These residents will be missed by all of us. Our prayers are with their families and friends.
We would like to welcome our new resident, Mrs. Iola Epps. We welcome her and her family to our home. We hope she will soon feel at home. Please drop by and welcome her..
We hope everyone is over the virus that has made its rounds here in the facility. We are sorry for any inconvenience that our isolation caused but our residents remain our first priority and we try to protect them as much as possible. Thank you for your cooperation during this time.
Have a good month and we hope to see you soon.
The Village Crier
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Welcome aboard to our newest clients, Elizabeth Byrd and Emanuel Rice. We all hope you will enjoy your stay here with us.
Everyone in Medical Day Care enjoyed the extra day off in February related to the icy weather conditions. Now we are ready for spring to arrive so we will be able to get outside in the warm sunshine. Spring arrives on March 21st.
Our clients have been practicing hard for the upcoming Senior Olympics. We are looking forward to the competition and we hope to win some of the events.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Emma Lawing, MDCD
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01 Beatrice Oliver
01 Emma Martin
03 Lillian Guy
09 Carrie Harris
10 Fred Nesbitt
12 Barry Jennings
16 Janie Bomar
16 Jessie Burnside
24 Etta Powers
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NEWS FROM WESTSIDE GARDENS
Hope everyone met the perfect sweetheart on Valentine’s Day or maybe they are waiting for the rescheduled Valentine’s party in March. It will be on March 7th.
We are very happy that the quarantine has finally been lifted from all neighborhoods. We thank everyone for thier cooperation during this time. We are very happy the virus has left us.
Everyone on Westside Gardens is patiently waiting the arrival of our new edition. Mrs. Nikki Brannon’s baby will be here in March. It’s a girl ! We will let you know when she arrives.
Welcome to our newest employee, Jerry Patty. He joined our maintenance department in February and we are glad he is here. Bobby sure broke him in right away on Westside Gardens.
Until next time….
Westside Gardens
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We on Northern Estates would like to send our deepest sympathy to the families of Gail Gosnell, Thelma Roark and Bernice Gentry. They will be missed very much. We would also like to send "Get Well" wishes to Darrell Shockley who has just returned from the hospital.
We are proud to welcome our newest residents who have chosen to join our loving and caring home. They are Margaret Pellegrino, Florence Tomlin and Mae Amos. Thank Goodness that we are all over the virus and are off of quarantine.
God Bless each and every one of you.
We love you,
Staff and Residents of Northern Estates
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Distinguished Service for February
Lisa Graham , 1 year
Rhonda Wilder, 2 years
Greer Casey, 2 years
Martha Rollins, 2 years
Joann Layton, 3 years
Anissa Wood, 3 years
Janice Williams, 8 years
Pat Hoepfner, 9 years
Lisa Wilkins, 9 years
Janet Jeter, 10 years
Minnie Johnson,11years
Do you remember going home and having your dog greet you with barks of happiness and tail wags of excitement or your cat jump onto your lap purring loudly to say "I love you and I missed you"? Have you ever thought about how good it feels to be loved unconditionally? How it feels to be able to show your pets how much you love them by giving back to them the love and care that they deserve? So here again, as I asked you to do in my last article, think continuity which is the key word. Here at Mountainview our residents continue to have access to dogs, cats, birds, and fish. Smokey, our dog, is very affectionate and lovable to all who enter our home. The same holds true of Baby, Gracie and Kelley, our three cute cats that reside here. Some of our residents have birds in their rooms that they very much enjoy. They also spend time watching the birds in the aviary and state that watching the fish in the aquariums help them to relax. Several of our Elders enjoy taking Smokey outside for walks and taking him around to the other neighborhoods for the other family members to be able to give and receive care and love. The other day I couldn’t help but marvel at the chain reaction of responses that Smokey evoked by giving a small child that reached out to pet him a big wet kiss on his cheek. The Elders and staff who watched this scenario burst out in laughter and the child’s face was radiant with joy. How fortunate to be able to not only work but to live in a human habitat that is truly a home.
Our Elders are already looking forward to the Easter shopping trip to Walmart on April 8th and I’ve already overheard many of them talking about their shopping list. Johnny Quinn and Justine Chenette have been shopping and bought a small greenhouse so we can get our plants started for the garden and the flower beds. Sue and Nancy brought back all kinds of seeds from the Eden Coalition meeting last week. So all of you who love to dig in the soil and watch things grow will soon be able to help do just that. The Activity calendars for March are posted in each neighborhood so be sure to check them for daily happenings
.Until next time
Gloria Crocker, Activities
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BE CAREFUL HOW YOU LIVE.
YOU MAY BE THE ONLY BIBLE SOME PEOPLE READ.
MOTIVATOR
The time you take to really live is time you will always treasure, and creates value that will always stay with you. The more often you remember what a special and irreplaceable gift it is to be alive, the more you’ll have to offer to the lives of those around you.
PRINCIPLE THREE
Loving companionship is the antidote to loneliness. Elders deserve easy access to human and animal companionship.
Companionship is the antidote for loneliness. An Elder-centered community provides easy access to human and animal companionship. This principle tells us what we must provide for our Elders if we are going to deal effectively with loneliness, helplessness and boredom.
Loneliness kills. If you ask a group of people who work in the long term care field if they have ever seen a person die of loneliness the majority will answer "YES". Loneliness, like cancer, stroke, and heart attack, is a killer.
Companionship is the antidote to loneliness. People need to learn the differences between friendliness and friendship, between visitors and companions and between loneliness and solitude.
The Eden Alternative homes make the maximum possible use of two fundamental types of companionship when constructing their human habitats. Those are human companionship and animal companionship. We must make the provision of companionship and the eradication of loneliness central to our work. Some people have had trouble seeing that the Eden Alternative is much more than fur and feathers. They don’t see that the animals are a means to an end, and the end, in this case, is the healing of the human spirit.
Implementation requires us to achieve three things. One is to take specific steps to build a quantity and quality of human companionship that is available to our Elders. Second, we must take dramatic steps to make children a central part of daily life inside Mountainview. Three, we must infuse our human habitat with large numbers of companion animals. IT CAN BE BETTER. Join us in making it that way.
Sue Kemp, Eden Associate
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We would like to welcome our newest residents and their families. Northern Estates welcomes Ms. Mae Amos, Ms. Florence Tomlin and Ms. Margaret Pellegrino. Eastside Village welcomes Ms. Iola Epps. We welcome each of these ladies and their families and we hope they will soon feel at home here with us.
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COMING EVENT
National Nursing Home week will be May 11 thru May 17th . This is always a fun week filled with a lot of activities. The highlight of the week will be " The Eden Celebration" which will be held on Saturday, May 17th. Please mark your calendars for this special day of fun.
FAMILY NIGHT
MARCH 27, 2003
6:00 – 8:00
COVERED DISH SUPPER
Please mark your calendars for this special event.
Come and join in the fun!
There will be good food and entertainment and also some good fellowship with residents, staff and families.
Please make your reservations early.
Please call Cindy in the office or just fill out the following form and drop it off in the office by March 24th.
RESERVATION FORM
NAME____________________________________
NUMBER ATTENDING___________________
Plan of care meetings are held on each Tuesday to review each resident's progress and / or care. We encourage family members to attend if possible. Please call Social Services at 582-4175 to set up a time for your attendance.
March 4
Viola Griffin
Betty Butler
Trannie Landrum
Fannie Wallace
Marie Williams
Lillie Mann
Margaret Fowler
Edith Trail
Airleen Dial
Kathleen Bush
Margaret Pelligrino
March 11
Altha Hughes
Thomas Keenan
Etta Powers
Louise Linder
Francena Smith
William Horton
Geneva Pack
Clyde Wilson
Florence Tomlin
Mae Amos
March 18
Polly Honeman
Mary Horton
Ida Jackson
Lula Crenshaw
Evelyn Brockman
Lillian Guy
Mae Smith
Boyd Blackwell
Octavia Cannon
Zelma Jolley
David Watson
March 25
Frances Scott
Barry Jennings
Pat Parris
Albert Mays
Ansel Blackwell
Eugene Nesbitt
Lillie Rookard
Miriam Ketner
Odell Black
Clemmie Franklin
David Watson
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The Dietary Department would like to extend to the families and friends of our Elders and staff our sympathy in the loss of their loved ones. Birthday wishes go out to Beatrice Broadus and Janet Jeter. Janet and Tommy Jeter has a wedding anniversary this month also. They have been married 10 years. Get well wishes go to Virginia Bennett! Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
The Dietary Department
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